1942 he received the Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
as he was never in France during the war
The battery left Mushroom Valley on November 15th and arrived in Bloemfontein by rail on the 18th
A third reich period German DLRG (Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs Gesellschaft/German Life Saving Association) sleeve patch
small chip in blue enamel
Russia, Imperial. An Order Of St. Anne, 4Th Class Badge Hold 1942 he received the InfantryIn bronze gilt with red enamels, measuring 21. 2 mm (w) x 30. 2 mm (h), intact screwpost with securing nut, intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Saint Anne was established as a Holstein ducal and then Russian imperial order of chivalry established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holstein Gottorp, on February 14, 1735, in honour of his wife Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great of Russia. The motto of the Order is "Amantibus